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US colleges are cutting majors and slashing programs after years of putting it off
“It’s a humanitarian disaster for all of the faculty and staff involved, not to mention the students who want to pursue this stuff,” said Bryan Alexander, a Georgetown…
August 11, 2024
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Museum genomics provide insight into the extinction of a specialist North American warbler species
We examined mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and genome-wide SNPs using specimens collected from breeding and migration sites across the range of the Bachman’s warbler. We found no…
July 31, 2024
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Museum genomics provide insight into the extinction of a specialist North American warbler species
We examined mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and genome-wide SNPs using specimens collected from breeding and migration sites across the range of the Bachman’s warbler. We found no…
July 31, 2024
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Influence of environmental, geographic, socio-demographic, and epidemiological factors on presence of malaria at the community level in two continents
The interactions of environmental, geographic, socio-demographic, and epidemiological factors in shaping mosquito-borne disease transmission dynamics are complex and changeable,…
July 31, 2024
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The methodology behind The Breakthrough polling project
The Breakthrough is a project from CNN, Georgetown University, the University of Michigan, SSRS and Verasight. Each week, 1,000 Americans are asked to share what they have seen,…
July 30, 2024
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Neuston, we have a problem: why do we know so little about the creatures floating on the ocean surface?
They withstand ocean storms, extreme heat and may impact everything from coral reefs to the deep sea. Why has it taken so long to pay attention to the? …
July 29, 2024
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From Athens to Andros, Students Tackle Climate Change
Students from Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) reflect on a journey that had transformed their understanding of climate change. They had spent two weeks in Greece as part of…
July 4, 2024
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Summer 2024
Explore the first update from ECo Greece, which includes the first joint ECo Greece course, participation in the international Our Ocean Conference, visits to Greek universities,…
July 1, 2024
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Extreme elevational migration spurred cryptic speciation in giant hummingbirds
Biodiversity varies from place to place because the range of climates suitable for any one species tends to be limited. The giant hummingbird appears to defy this tendency,…
May 21, 2024
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Eating and Researching Cicadas: Biologist Explains Everything to Know About This Year’s Emergence
This story is a part of our “Ask a Professor” series, in which Georgetown faculty members break down complex issues and use their research to inform trending conversations,…
May 6, 2024